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I do sometimes buy streaming services for a one-time cost, but I make sure to think of it as a subscription for ~a year.

Then you'll probably like Eduardo Gouveia's "Monkey Island Rocks".

http://imuse.mixnmojo.com/fan.shtml#eduardo

This is a good call. My buddy had me put together a system like this for his wedding a few months ago. I was shocked that it didn't already exist.

As you pointed out, the other Halos had an easy mode. Your argument seems tangential to the author's. You just think they made hard mode too easy (perhaps another level of difficulty would have been in order, since they presumably shifted all the difficulties down because of market research).

Oh man. I regret missing it :(

Go you guys! My company uses Balsamiq for mockups, and I was impressed enough that I started using it for personal projects too. I'm happy to see you do well.

data.gov isn't intended to be any more than a data layer. If you want stuff that a human can consume, turn to one of the data.gov challenge contestants ( http://sunlightlabs.com/contests/appsforamerica2/apps/ ) or http://analyzethe.us .

I've been using a Macbook with a SSD for about a year (mainly for coding in Eclipse), and it's noticeably snappier than my desktop machine with a magnetic drive. It was definitely worth the cost for the productivity boost.

In general, yes. Stealing is the way to go. http://lesswrong.com/lw/tn/the_true_prisoners_dilemma/

Though it probably would be if the project were started today.